Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc. said it had received technical and commercial approval from Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) allowing it to expand its business opportunities in the kingdom through a direct pathway to the oil and gas sector.
Saudi Arabia has once again reduced the price of crude oil it sells to Asia, with the premium for the flagship Arab Light at $2.20 a barrel over the Dubai/Oman benchmark for cargos to be delivered in October.
OPEC+ leader Saudi Arabia wants the group to consider reviving more oil production ahead of its scheduled return at the end of next year amid a push to reclaim market share, people familiar with the matter said.
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“With this transaction, we reinforce our position as a market leader in shallow-water offshore drilling, offering superior services to our client base alongside enhanced scale, asset quality and operational reach,’ said ADES CEO Mohamed Farouk. “The transaction is supported by Shelf Drilling’s USD 1.5 billion firm backlog and provides access to key regions with solid growth prospects.”
Saudi energy developer and investor ACWA Power has signed multiple agreements and MoUs with European companies to establish a green hydrogen and renewable energy export corridor from Saudi Arabia to Europe, the company announced on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia raised crude output far above its OPEC+ quota last month, joining other producers in a rush to export oil out of the Persian Gulf as Israel went to war with Iran, according to the International Energy Agency.
Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, was quick to predict another oversized OPEC+ output hike in September, at 500,000 barrels daily. The bank issued the prediction on Sunday, saying “Saturday’s announcement to accelerate supply hikes increases our confidence that the shift, which we started flagging last summer, to a more long-run equilibrium focused on normalizing spare capacity and market share, supporting internal cohesion, and strategically disciplining US shale supply, is continuing.”
Saudi Aramco cut the price of its main oil grade to buyers in Asia after OPEC+ continued with its outsized output increases for a third month.
The Saudis led the producer group over the weekend in agreeing to raise production by 411,000 barrels a day in July, a third straight month of outsized hikes. In tandem with US President Donald Trump’s trade war, the supply increases have helped drive benchmark oil prices about 12% lower in London since early April.
Oil fell on signs Saudi Arabia wants another major production increase, raising expectations that a glut of crude will form this year.
West Texas Intermediate slid 0.9% to settle below $63 a barrel, paring losses of almost 2% after Bloomberg News reported that the de facto OPEC leader is open to additional significant output hikes in a bid for market share. The kingdom wants the group to add at least 411,000 barrels a day in August and potentially September, ideally as quickly as possible to take advantage of peak summer demand, according to people familiar with the matter.